E-textbooks See More Widespread Use at For-Profit Institutions
E-textbooks might be the most-talked about and least-used learning tools in traditional higher education. Campus libraries and e-reader manufacturers are betting on electronic learning materials to overtake traditional textbooks in the foreseeable future, but very few students at traditional institutions are currently using e-textbooks, according to recent surveys.
Not so in the world of for-profit education. Continue reading... |
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Career College Association Announces Name Change
The Career College Association (CCA) Board of Directors has approved a motion changing the organization's name to the Association of Private Sector Colleges and Universities (APSCU). Continue reading... |
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Columbia Southern University Acquires Waldorf College
Reached on the phone, Richard A. Hanson isn't quite sure he's ready to give an interview about the recent sale of Waldorf College. What persuaded Hanson to talk about what's happening at Waldorf is the question of whether he thinks other colleges will soon be facing the same choice.
"You are going to be seeing a lot more of this from colleges like us," he said. So he agreed to describe why and how Waldorf decided to become a part of Columbia Southern University—and why he is hopeful for the college's future...Continue reading... |
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Take a Video-Tour of the DETC Office
As DETC will be celebrating its 85th Anniversary next year, we are kicking the milestone event off with a video tour of the DETC offices in Washington.
Filmed in conjunction with California Southern University in Irvine, CA, the 10-minute tour features DETC Executive Director Mike Lambert as your personal guide to the office. Hear him recount a bit of DETC’s history, see some fascinating distance education artifacts and learn a bit about the DETC Executive Directors from 1926 to present.
DETC members are welcomed to put this video tour on their own websites as one way to show the legacy of DETC’s 85 year history, and the millions of lives that DETC member institutions have touched. It is what makes DETC so special! Take a video tour of the DETC office... |
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Two New Higher Education Resources
Two new higher education resources have been published—the American Council on Education has released the 2009-10 Accredited Institutions of Postsecondary Education directory, and the Department of Education has published its 2010 Condition of Education.Continue reading..
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Chairman Harkin Announces HELP Oversight Hearings of Federal Education Dollars at For-Profit Colleges
Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA), Chairman of the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, announced June 10 he plans to hold a series of hearings to examine federal education spending at for-profit higher education institutions. The hearings will begin June 24th. Continue reading..
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